After school overview
Gordon is committed to providing families with safe, well-supervised, engaging options for all ages that begin at 7:15am and continue to 5:30pm.
Over the past year, 89% of Gordon students have participated in Gordon’s after school offerings. Nearly 90% of the Middle School students compete on one or more interscholastic sports team before they graduate.
Winter season at a glance
Gators and YAP care
For all students, daily, through 5:30pm
Drop-ins are $33 per day
When you commit to a full year of care, the rate is discounted dramatically (deadline: August 27th)
Enrichments
For all grades, weekdays through March 6th
Details at www.gordonschool.org/enrichments
$100 to $400
Music lessons
Flexible scheduling, arrange directly with the teacher
Details and contact information at www.gordonschool.org/musiclessons
Gators and YAP care is available free of charge before and after lessons, arrange by reaching out to Ms. Motta at tmotta@gordonschool.org
The Middle School musical
Fifth through eighth grade
Mandatory musical theater workshop, December 1st, 2nd, 3rd, through 4:30 pm
Auditions December 15th and 16th, through 5:00 pm
Announce Cast of Musical - December 19
Rehearsals January 5th to February 8th Monday to Thursday through 5:00 pm
Tech week February 9th to 13th, rehearsals run to 6:00pm every day
Dress rehearsals February 16th and 17th, rehearsals run to 6:00pm both days
Performances February 18th to 20th, all arrive at 5:00, curtain at 6:30pm
Fifth graders can do both the musical and basketball! They will rehearse Monday to Wednesday and have basketball Thursday and Friday. The basketball season will end for students participating in theater in time to allow them to take part in tech week and then show week for the musical.
Athletics
Fifth grade basketball, Thursday until 4:30 and Friday until 5:30
Fifth graders can do both the musical and basketball! They will rehearse Monday to Wednesday and have basketball Thursday and Friday
Sixth to eighth grade basketball, Mondays to Thursdays 3:30 to 4:30 or 4::30 to 5:30
Tennis, Friday to 5pm, with a fee, begins after winter break
G-Notes
Sixth, seventh and eighth grade
This auditioned ensemble will rehearse after school on Fridays
Learn more at www.gordonschool.org/gnotes
Middle School Common Ground
For students of color in fifth to eighth grades
During lunch every eighth day
First evening meeting Wednesday, October 1st at 6:30pm
More about the program at www.gordonschool.org/commonground
Brother to Brother
For boys of color in fifth to eighth grade
More about the program at www.gordonschool.org/brothertobrother
Sign up now
Music lessons should be booked directly using the contact information at www.gordonschool.org/musiclessons
Go to www.gordonschool.org/gators to start signing up for everything else. If you are a first-time user of Gordon after school programs or summer camps, you’ll need to set up a profile.
On rare occasions, certain sports have been cancelled due to lack of interest. If this should happen, families will find out during the first week of the season.
We've got you covered
Gordon is open until 5:30 every day
Gordon has after school care available for all grades - Gators for Nursery to fourth grade and YAP (Young Adult Place) for Middle School.
Families can preregister for the full year of after school care and receive a discounted rate at www.gordonschool.org/gators.
But after school care is also available to cover every family, every day, without advance notice.
Every morning, advisors and classroom teachers establish what each child is doing at dismissal, to ensure a smooth transition. If your child is going to Gators or YAP, make sure they go to school knowing that plan or, in the younger grades, stop in to tell the teacher yourself.
If your child’s pickup plans change over the course of the day, call Gordon at 401 434-3833. Email is not a reliable way to communicate such a timely message. Speak to Ashley Lima at the front desk, and she will let the appropriate people know.
Students who are not picked up on time at dismissal will also go to Gators or YAP. If you are running late, even by as little as ten minutes, take a moment to call and let the school know.
Full-day coverage when there isn’t school
Gator Days are all-day care from 8am to 5:30pm when school is not in session. These are available on weekdays when there are no classes that are not federal holidays. The school calendar explains which holidays have coverage and which do not.
Advance signups at www.gordonschool.org/gators are crucial to making this work; registration deadlines will be announced in the Thursday Gordon News. Registrations must meet a minimum number of students by these deadlines for each Gator Day to run. There are no refunds for cancellations of Gator Day registrations within less than forty-eight hours in advance.
One note: Gordon has noon dismissals on Grandfriend’s Day and the days before winter break and summer break. The logistics of these days are tricky, and after school programs, including Gators and YAP, will not run on these days.
Middle School families...
As you plan
Over the course of their four years in Middle School, your student will be asked to choose between theater and athletics a number of times. Gordon remains committed to giving each child numerous opportunities to try theater and athletics; read more about this commitment at www.gordonschool.org/middleschoolafterschool
As the season begins
Athletic and theater rosters are finalized after the first full week and we will only be able to honor requests for program shifts prior to that date. Please share with your child’s advisor any questions or concerns that might arise in the first days of school.
As the season ends
The play and athletics all end before the spring after school season begins. Middle School students who use YAP after school care to fill this gap will be charged the drop-in rate of $33 per day.
After school fees explained
Gators and Young Adult Place (YAP)
Early Childhood: $2,700 a year
Lower School: $2,160 a year
Middle School: $975 a year
Unscheduled drop-ins: $33 per day
Enrichments
Small classes that meet in three seasons that match the Middle School athletics season
Per season, ranging from free to $400
Gator Days
Daylong care when school is not in session (excluding federal holidays)
Half day, up to five hours $70
Full day $110
The full year Gators and YAP packages include
Gators and YAP every school day all year and a 50% discount on all Gator Days.
Other programs
A number of after school programs, including Middle School athletics, Common Ground and plays and musicals, are supported by the school’s operating budget. There is no additional charge for families participating in these programs. Families with students participating in Middle School athletics, however, will be responsible for providing any sport-specific equipment that is required. This cost can range from zero to $175 per season.
Even if you think you'll never use it...
If you have never used Gordon after school programs or summer camps before, go to www.gordonschool.org/gators and set up a profile.
Making a profile now will make it much easier for you to access after school care when you need it.